What's In Blue: South Sudan
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Tomorrow morning (10 February), the Security Council will hold an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in South Sudan and the work of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is expected to brief on the...
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On Tuesday morning (20 January), Security Council members are expected to hold closed consultations on the situation in South Sudan. The US requested the meeting to discuss political developments in the country and the government’s current posture towards the UN...
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On Tuesday morning (11 November), the Security Council will hold an open briefing and closed consultations on the situation in South Sudan and the work of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix is expected to...
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On Monday morning (18 August), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and Peace Operations (DPPA-DPO) Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee will...
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Tomorrow morning (30 May), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution to renew sanctions on South Sudan—including targeted sanctions (assets freezes and travel bans) and an arms embargo—until 31 May 2026 and the mandate of the Panel...
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This afternoon (8 May), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 30 April 2026. While the draft resolution in blue retains UNMISS’ core mandated tasks, negotiations...
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Tomorrow morning (16 April), the Security Council will hold an open briefing on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of UNMISS Nicholas Haysom will brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day report (S/2025/211),...
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This afternoon (18 March), Security Council members will convene for closed consultations under the agenda item “Sudan/South Sudan”. The US—supported by the Council’s “A3 plus” members (Algeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Guyana)—requested the meeting to discuss the recent outbreak of...
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Tomorrow morning (7 November), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan and Head of UNMISS Nicholas Haysom will brief on the Secretary-General’s latest 90-day...
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Tomorrow morning (14 August), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in South Sudan and the Secretary-General’s most recent 90-day report on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which was...
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Tomorrow morning (30 May), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing until 31 May 2025 sanctions on South Sudan—including targeted sanctions (assets freezes and travel bans) and an arms embargo—and renewing the mandate of the Panel...
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This afternoon (29 April), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) for one year. The US, the penholder on South Sudan, circulated an initial draft of the...
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Tomorrow morning (14 March), the Security Council is expected to vote on a draft resolution renewing the mandate of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) until 30 April. The draft text was authored by the US, the penholder on...
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Tomorrow morning (5 March), the Security Council will convene for an open briefing, followed by closed consultations, on the situation in South Sudan and the Secretary-General’s most recent 90-day report on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), which was...
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This morning (16 January), following the consultations on Yemen, Security Council members will discuss the recent visit to South Sudan by members of the Informal Experts Group (IEG) on Women, Peace and Security (WPS). The meeting, which will be held...
